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The Dixiecrat Revolt and the End of the Solid South, 1932-1968 (review)

The Dixiecrat Revolt and the End of the Solid South, 1932-1968 (review) Perhaps the most contentious point of debate is whether or not Huck, during the Wilks episode, develops morally in his decision to "go to hell." Many assume he does, yet Huck's identity remains unchanged from earlier scenes, and he never sees African Americans as fully human. Indeed, his loyalty to a white family destroys a black one: because of Huck, Mary Jane and her sisters are saved a great deal of money and embarrassment, yet their slave family is split up and sold, unlikely ever to be reunited. Ultimately unconcerned, Huck decides that a return to slavery would be bad for Jim--and bad for his own reputation--but abolition remains the greater sin. "If he is to develop morally, he must recognize the rightness of his decision, namely, that slavery, not abolition, is the sin; if he did, the novel's irony would evanesce." Readers must demand better of such received notions of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and its account of black-white friendship. Elaine Mensh and Harry Mensh begin to set them straight. ........................................................................................................................ The Dixiecrat Revolt and the End of the Solid South, 1932­1968 By Kari Frederickson University of North Carolina Press, 2001 311 pp. Cloth $49.95, paper $18.95 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Southern Cultures University of North Carolina Press

The Dixiecrat Revolt and the End of the Solid South, 1932-1968 (review)

Bass, Jack
Southern Cultures , Volume 8 (4) – Nov 27, 2002
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Perhaps the most contentious point of debate is whether or not Huck, during the Wilks episode, develops morally in his decision to "go to hell." Many assume he does, yet Huck's identity remains unchanged from earlier scenes, and he never sees African Americans as fully human. Indeed, his loyalty to a white family destroys a black one: because of Huck, Mary Jane and her sisters are saved a great deal of money and embarrassment, yet their slave family is split up and sold, unlikely ever to be reunited. Ultimately unconcerned, Huck decides that a return to slavery would be bad for Jim--and bad for his own reputation--but abolition remains the greater sin. "If he is to develop morally, he must recognize the rightness of his decision, namely, that slavery, not abolition, is the sin; if he did, the novel's irony would evanesce." Readers must demand better of such received notions of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and its account of black-white friendship. Elaine Mensh and Harry Mensh begin to set them straight. ........................................................................................................................ The Dixiecrat Revolt and the End of the Solid South, 1932­1968 By Kari Frederickson University of North Carolina Press, 2001 311 pp. Cloth $49.95, paper $18.95

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